Irish defectors from one army in this conflict joined the Saint Patrick's Battalion of the opposing army. The primary justification for this war was the Thornton Affair. An apocryphal command to "give them a little more grape" during this war became a campaign slogan for one of the winning generals. The storming of a castle during this war saw a stand made by the "Child Heroes" and is mentioned in the Marines' Hymn. One commander in this war cond
Irish defectors from one army in this conflict joined the Saint Patrick's Battalion of the opposing army. The primary justification for this war was the Thornton Affair. An apocryphal command to "give them a little more grape" during this war became a campaign slogan for one of the winning generals. The storming of a castle during this war saw a stand made by the "Child Heroes" and is mentioned in the Marines' Hymn. One commander in this war conducted the first large-scale American amphibious assault, at Veracruz. For 10 points, name this war ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott opposed the forces of Santa Anna.
Irish defectors from one army in this conflict joined the Saint Patrick's Battalion of the opposing army.
the {Mexican}-{American} War [or {U.S.}-{Mexican} War; or {clear} equivalents {including Mexico}]